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Stacking CDNs for Improved Performance and Security

I recently worked with a client whose large e-commerce site was hosted with a popular cloud-based commerce solution. Its business was growing rapidly into new geographic markets, and it was not satisfied ...
Akamai Enhances its Cloud Secure Web Gateway with DLP, Application Control and DNS over TLS (DoT)

Akamai Enhances its Cloud Secure Web Gateway with DLP, Application Control and DNS over TLS (DoT)

Last March, Akamai announced the launch of its secure web gateway delivered at the edge, to help enterprises further accelerate their transition to a new security architecture based on Zero Trust and ...
Does Zero Trust Security Have to be Hard to be Effective?

Does Zero Trust Security Have to be Hard to be Effective?

That's where Zero Trust security comes in. Yes, there are many flavors and debates around Zero Trust security, but for the purpose of this post I will try to keep it simple ...
Bot Manager: Staying Ahead of the Bot Landscape

Bot Manager: Staying Ahead of the Bot Landscape

Akamai launched Bot Manager three years ago. Since then, the bot landscape has continued to evolve and we've introduced a number of improvements to our bot detections to stay ahead of it ...
What's New in Security - March 2019

What’s New in Security – March 2019

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Today, Akamai announced the March 2019 Release with new features and capabilities across its security, performance, and media product lines - with a focus on helping customers better manage their cloud migration ...
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Automated API Protection with WAP

For those who use Web Application Protector from Akamai: "Your APIs just got an extra layer of protection" ...
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Architecting DNS for DDoS Durability and Resilience

After many years of hard work from many Internet engineers and system administrators, Akamai Technologies has been working towards DNS infrastructure that would be ready for service 24/7, 365 days a year ...
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Protecting your Domain Names: Taking the First Steps

| | dns, websecurity
The DNS is critical to any organization with an online presence. Attacking domain names is a notable method to DoS (Denial of Service), deface, abuse or otherwise damage any Internet-connected organization. Domain ...
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memcached, now with extortion!

Over the past week, memcached reflection attacks have taken the DDoS scene by storm. With several attacks hitting organizations across many industries, including a record breaking 1.3Tbps attack against an Akamai customer ...

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